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Highland Park Press, 3 May 1928, p. 22

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On Tuesday, May 15, the voters of Lake county will have an opportunity to indicate at the polls whether or not they are willing , that the aged and unfortunate occupants of the County Home buildings be given modern and adequate quarters properly proâ€" tected from danger of fire. On that date a special election will . be held on a ~proposition to iszue county bondsâ€"#s rebuild these old â€"__ struetures at @ cost of about $250,000. If the bond issue is apâ€" <â€"â€"â€"proved the building will be enlarged and properly equipped to give ~â€"â€"â€"safe and comtortamik gu: _mmnty whg' must make their home there. TonseR ies ism sel s â€"T‘he Higbland Park Pregs Miss Elizabeth Miller, daughter of | Mr. and Mrs. William C. Miller, 795 : Grove street, has been the recipient of % several lovely showers recently. Miss R Miller is to be married on Saturday ;t sifterncon, May 12, to Cedric C. Gitâ€" ‘ ford of Highland Park. Miss Rugenia ¢ Moote, 440 Sheridan road, gave a misâ€" * > ~gellancous shower for Miss Miller on PAGE FOUR Entered as Second Class matter March 1, 1911, at the post office at Highiand Park, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. & The present buildings were inspected by the state fire marshal in 1926 and condemned by him as unsafe. He pronounced the building.a fire trap and ordered the committee in charge to make several alterations to lessen the fire hazard: This was done, but it was understood that these were but temporary measures until such time as new and adequate buildings could be erected. The present capacity of the County Home is about fiftyâ€"five persons, but during the past winter as many as seventyâ€"five have been lodged there, of whom about fifteen have been incapable of going to the general dining room for meals, and it has been necesâ€" sary to have their food carried to them. The women‘s ward is situated in a detached building on the second floor and is reached by a wooden runway connecting it with the main building. This is especially dangerous in case of fire, an outbreak of which under disadvantages continues might easily result in loss of lives. Such a possibility the county st}pqld La!§e ai! possible' means to avert. Because of these conditions the County Home committee of| °_ _ ;." _ the County Board is urging the necessity of immediate steps to| The wedding of Miss Eliner Woodâ€" make the builldings safe and adequate for the purpose intended. 4 | NA"C and Anscl MrBride Kinney yag resolution providing for submitting to a vote of the people a propoâ€"| pt‘“*t:““"'{‘.‘? "("‘:“"‘ (f‘ £:30 °f.’°““' sition to bond the county to finance the proposed improvements$ church . The brid h mr::firm.":d has been a(lopted by tpe county board by unanimous vote. This | Mrs. Arthur Woodward gave a reâ€" proposal will be submitted to the voters on May 15. It should ception at their home, 685 Ardsely be given prompt and liberal support. | road, Winnetka, immediately after the W &NR E_ ofCeremony. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1928 Charming among the spring wedâ€" dings was one which took place last Tuesday evening when Miss Mary Janet Judson of Evanston and Kingsâ€"| ley Loring Rice of Wilmette were married in the First Baptist church of | Evanston with Dr. Charles Gilkey of| Chicago officiating, assisted by Dr. James Madison Stifier of Evanston. The double ring ceremony was perâ€"} formed in a church decorated with a| profusion of white tapers and palms, | smilax and white flowers, while snap dragons and roses were nrra.nged{ throughout the Evanston Country club ; where a small reception followed the | ceremony a shower of lilies of the valley and orchids. The gowns of her attendants all followed the straightâ€"line niode and were longer in back than in front. The maid of honor, Miss Alice Colby Judâ€" son, wore pale green and carried sweet The bridal gown was fashioned of ivory satin, with a court train and a veil of tulle fastened to a coronet of lace with lace butterflies at each side of the head. The bride‘s bouquet was peas and yeliow roses, while the: bridesmaids, Miss Elisabeth Rice, Miss |§ . Margaret Scott, Miss Dorothy Pick~! ard, Miss Lydia Atwater, Mrs. John| Nuveen, Jr., Miss Latra Kimball, and § â€" Miss Elinor Woodward, wore dresses of three shades of coral and enrnedi coral pink and lavender sweet peas and Madame Drieux roses. The flower girl, Janet Carle Ingram, was in pink georgette and carried a basâ€" ket of rose petals, and the ring bearer, Fielder Colby Ingram, was in black and white satin. ~ Cranston épriy. Victor Ligare, Sherâ€" wood Clapp, Horatio Chandler, John Mr. Rice and his bride sailed Saturâ€" day April 28, from New York on a two months‘ trip abroad and will be ut home after August 1, at 912 Jadâ€" son avenue, Evanston. Among the out of town guests were Mass., Mrs. Stephen Little of Princeâ€" tom; N. J., and Miss Eleanor Hard of Washington, D. C. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Pope of Washington, D. C.,. have announced the engagement of their daughter, Celeste, to Thomas Lyon Fentress, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Fentress of 939 Green Bay Road, Winnetka. Miss Pope graduated from Wellesley colâ€" lege last June and made her debut in Washington this winter. Mr. Fenâ€" university in 1924 and is to complete his course at Harvard Medical school June 1. The wedding day has not yet been set, but will be soon after Mr. Gordon Merrill Jones of Evanston North Shore News Published weekly by The Udell Printing Co. at Highland Park, , Jr., M. Drake, Jr., of Wilâ€" COUNTY HOME BOND ISSUE a bridal party handkerchief shower for Miss Miller at the Chicago Ath~‘ letic club, This afternoon at 2 o'clock.‘ Mrs. Samuel E. Knight of Evanston is giving a mother‘s and daughter‘s jam shower for Miss Miller at the Orrington hotel; and on May 8, Miss Vera McDermid is entertaining at a handkerchief shower for Miss Miller and also for Miss Eugenia Moore, who is to be married on June 5. (GE.BNIESIE L | | and the steel worker «â€"a chapter from life, replete with Foupg love, WITH A BIG CAST OF BALABAN AND KATZ ENTERTAINERS + _ May 7, 8, 9 FRANK WALLIN and his JOYBOYS Brand New Stage Band Show On the Sercen ; A Laughâ€"Producing Gambol Backâ€"Stage with Vaudeville. Artists! One of the Funniest Farces this Clever Pair Ever Made WILLIAM ALWAYS~â€"â€"COMEDY â€" NEWS EVENTS â€" NOVELTY REELS â€" ORGAN AND ORCHESTRA MUSIC DOROTHY MACKAILL and JACK MULHALL "LADY BE GOOD" Mon., Tues., and Wed. resented b FRANK WALLIN and his JOYBOYS sUNDAY ONLYâ€"MAY eTH "JAZZ MINSTRELS OF 1928" NUMBER 10 AT WAUKEGAN On the Screen presented b * | is giving a tea and miscellaneous S~| shower from 3 until 5 on May 5, and 13| Miss Vera McDermid, also of Gleneoe, ed | who will entertain for both Miss ig| Moore and Miss Betty Miller, another er | bride of the near future, with a handâ€" ch | kerchief shower and tea on May 8, | are among the first _who will entertain ‘Ofl for Miss Moore. to| The wedding of Miss Elinor Woodâ€" V | ward and Ansel McBride Kinney took Md&h“fi“sl 4:30 o‘clock. &i::‘#bl %r‘\-i."fi'.-“uqi Miss Ruth Wilson of Wiknette will be | Glencoe; Stanley Bank,.Mercie Bank and R. V. Horner of Chicago; James Moore of Glencoe; and Bradford Gill of Evanston. Mr. Gifford‘s brother, Lewis Gifford of Oak Park, will be best man, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ware of Abâ€" bottsford road, Kenilworth, have just returned from an extended trip to South America and report one of the most delightful and tuxurious of all their many long and beautiful trips in recent years. The climatic conditions were so delightful and traveling acâ€" commodations so splendid that they are very enthusiastic about the enâ€" tire trip. Mrs. Enos M. Barton, 987 Euclid avenue, Glencoe, had as her guests at a buffet luncheon last Monday, the Mary Noble club, which is a literary lived inâ€"Kenwood. _ _Her daughterâ€"inâ€" law, Andreina Materassi Barton, gave a delightful program during the afterâ€" that June 5 will be the day on which her marriage to Karl D. King of Wilâ€" mette will take place. The wedding| will be at her home 440 Sheridan road, | Glencoe, at 8:30 in the evening lnd‘ will be attended by the intimate friends and the immediate families.| A reception will follow, ‘ organization of which Mrs. Barton formerly was a member when she ."-‘\“ ‘ GIK lelVi pC 1 | % l % 7 C o. YWe ~RI C g MOS gF~ \&\%3‘; c l MY BEST GIRL Chicago announce the engagemeent of their daughter, Clarice Gipp, to Philâ€" lip Hofmann, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hoffmann of Wilmette. > Mr. and Mrs. William D. McKenzie, and their little daughter, Roxanna, of 1185 Laurel avenue, left last Wednesâ€" day for New York,. to sail for Eurâ€" ope. They expect to be away from the north shore for about six weeks. 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